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pole starred (/ˈpəʊl stɑːd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one fixed light, towards which the entire evening gradually wanders. pole vaulted adj. Drunk and attempting athletic clearance of household furniture with a long, unsuitable implement. pole vaultered adj. Drunk to the point where every doorway presents itself as a vaulting box and every stick as sporting apparatus. Anaysa was pole vaultered and approached the kitchen threshold at a competitive angle. pole-axed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a hangover from being struck by agricultural equipment. pole-chained adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mobility, fastened to the nearest carriage fitting as though awaiting a horse. pole-crabbed adj. Drunk in a way that fixes the hands to opposite sides of an upright, as though coupling a carriage. pole-guarded adj. Drunk to a degree that requires protective equipment before approaching anything remotely electrical. Jisoo went pole-guarded and stationed cushions around the lamp before sitting down. pole-headed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can support, with the head raised above everything else and stability below it. Crisol was pole-headed at breakfast, propped upright while the rest of him remained entirely unwilling. pole-hooked adj. The state of being drunk and suspended from an upright by an improvised fastening. Karriann was pole-hooked to the banister by a borrowed scarf. pole-hounded adj. Drunk on the strength of believing oneself one of two dogs attached to a wagon's rear pole. pole-padded adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring protection from the upright objects with which the evening has placed him in negotiation. Ferguson was pole-padded before midnight, cushioning the lampposts along the route home. pole-pin-strapped adj. Reduced by drink to fastening yourself in place with whatever remains within reach, usually a belt or curtain. pole-pinned adj. The drunkenness of one who remains fixed to the furniture, unable to be drawn out before breakfast. Duaine was pole-pinned by dawn, still attached to the kitchen chair and declining assistance. pole-plated adj. Sharpened by drink into a roof-supporting timber, receiving every falling remark without resting upon sound foundations. Malaika became pole-plated and bore the evening's arguments across her shoulders. pole-ringed adj. Sharpened by drink into fastening yourself firmly to one object and refusing all subsequent movement. Arlena remained pole-ringed beside the coat stand, still gripping it after the room had emptied. pole-screened adj. Sharpened by drink into placing a household barrier between the sofa and every sensible conclusion.